FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1999 Public Information Office CB99-173 301-457-3030/301-457-3670(fax) 301-457-1037 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov County Business Patterns Staff 301-457-2580 cbp@census.gov Census Bureau Releases Business Data Update for ZIP Code Areas The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today released a new CD-ROM product with 1996 business data for more than 39,000 ZIP code areas nationwide. The 1996 ZIP Business Patterns disc, the third annual edition of this product, shows total number of establishments, employment and payroll. The establishments are broken down by Standard Industrial Classification code and nine employment-size categories (the largest being 1,000 or more employees). The disc comes with Windows software that enables users to view, print or extract the data sets they want. Orders for the disc, which sells for $50, should be directed to the Census Bureau's Customer Services Branch at 301-763-INFO(4636).
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